Improved cruet or decanter



UNITED STATES PATENT EEICEo A. H. NEWTON, OF VOROESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPRovED CRUI-:T 0R DECANTER.

Speeitication forming part of Letters Patent No. 34,899, dated April 8, 1869..

To a// 'who/71, t may concer/z Be it known that I, A. H. NEWTON, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Combination ofa Stopper and Cru et, Decanter, or other Vessel; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ot the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part ot' this specification, in which- Figure l is an elevation of my invention; Fig. 2. a vertical central section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

This invention consists in having the cruet, decanter, or other vessel to which the invention is applied provided with a ball-valve or spherical stopper, and also provided with a guide the discharge of the liquid from the stopper guard or guide, which is permanently attached to and combined with the vessel, as movable parts to get lost or mislaid; third,

hereinafter shown and described.

The invention is applicable to vessels constructed of glass, porcelain, or earthenware, g and is designed to supersede the removable E spherical Stoppers hitherto used.

To enable those skilled in the art to freely understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a cruet the upper end of which is provided with one or more spouts, a, to t'acilitate the pouring ont ot' the contents of the cruet, and B is a guard or guide which is ttted and permanently secured to the top ofthe cruet, it being of the same material as the cruet, and combined with it in one piece. This guard or guide may be ot' any desired form externally, and it is hollow, or is provided with a cavity or recess, b, to receive the ball C, when the cruet is tilted to admit of the escape of' its contents. The lower part ot' the guard or guide B, at its junction with the cruet, is

provided with holes c c, which are directly opposite the spouts a a. The ball C, when the cruet is in an upright position, tits in the top of the Aneel; d of the cruet, and eiiectually closes it; but when the cruet is tilted the ball passes by its own gravity into the recess b of the gua-rd or guide, and beyond the holes c c, so that the conte'nts of the cruet may pass out through the latter into the spouts a a. The cruet A may be made of glass or poreelain or earthenware, and the ball guard or guide is of the same material as the cruet, and combined with it in the same piece.

In order to till the cruet, the ball C is held up within the guard or guide B by means of a wire inserted into one ofthe holes c, the ball being held above the holes c while the liquid is poured into one of the spouts a, as shown in red in Fig. 2.

The advantages of this invention over the ordinary removable ball-stopper are, tirst, the spouts a may be employed to facilitate and cruet; second, there are no detached or rei economy iii construction. the guard or guide B'not materially augmenting the cost of the cruet when made in the ordinary way, and

s the expense of an independent stopper is consequently saved.

I do not, claim, broadly, a ballvalve with a guard or guide for acruet or other portable with in one piece, substantially as herein set forth. f

A. II. NEWTON.

W'itncsses:

A. J. BROWN, STEPHEN I). Twrss. 

